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  1. WW1? Size of BEF to deter Germany

    I hope this is a simple question. Historically, the WW1 peacetime BEF was approximately six infantry divisions and one cavalry division that would be deployed to the continent (France) in the event of war. Presumably the Imperial German Army, in their planning for the invasion of France through...

  2. AHC: A modern international inter-faith terrorist group

    This is probably a tall order, but what if there was an international inter-faith terrorist group that united to attack secularism, democracy, feminism and/or modernity (add in some other categories I may have forgotten here)? Ie, Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Jews (admittedly very difficult...

  3. AHC: Create a successful pan-nationalist movement through the ballot box

    The challenge is to create a successful pan-nationalist movement that succeeds democratically across national boundaries. Namely, that the success generated at a free and fair election(s) translates into national policy that is enacted between two or more nations voluntarily. I do not know of...

  4. The Autumn War of 1939-1940: An Alternate History Timeline

    At the suggestion of a friend, I have decided to work on and launch a timeline that forms the basis of the setting in Tragedy in Königsberg. The timeline commences at the Point of Divergence which is, in fact, the prologue of the novel. I will try to update as often as I can, although...

  5. WI Churchill lives another five years: his stance on Rhodesia?

    As it says on the tin. What if Churchill lives another five years to 1970, what will his stance on Rhodesia's UDI be and what impact would it have? Churchill has already been out of office for a while, but he still commands a great deal of respect and moral strength. I can only speculate he...

  6. Alternatives to Imperial Federation

    I've recently finished reading John Buchan's excellent autobiography Memory Hold the Door. A good part of the book is devoted to political affairs, and there is an interesting section about his thoughts on Imperial Federation. He started out in life as being very pro-Imperial Federation and...

  7. AHC: Computer Game Diplomacy

    So you've heard of Ping Pong Diplomacy, Chess Diplomacy and even Rodman's Basketball Diplomacy - now your challenge is to make Computer Game diplomacy! Bonus points if it can involve South Korea proving their intellectual supremacy in a massive game of Starcraft with the North. (I understand...

  8. WI: Roland Freisler survives the war - would he be tried at Nuremberg?

    As it says on the tin. It's only a minor question and on the macro level not very significant, but I was just curious as to whether he would be counted amongst the highest level of the Reich at the Nuremberg Trials or whether he would be tried at the Judges' Trial instead. I would sincerely hope...

  9. Eastern Front against a non-Communist Russia

    As it says on the tin. While I know Hitler was a psychopath and his hatred of perceived inferior races was very deep, I wonder how he would frame a 'Crusade' against Bolshevism without the Bolsheviks. I realise this scenario takes little account of butterflies, but assuming a WW2 that takes the...

  10. WI: Japanese conduct in WW2 honourable?

    Hi All, What would be the post war effects be of Japan not having committed any war crimes in WW2? I'm not sure how to create the POD, maybe more of an emphasis in the Bushido code of honourable treatment of prisoners or combatants, but I'm interested in the perceptions of Japan in the post...

  11. AH Challenge: An African Lee Kuan Yew

    For those of you who do not know of him, Lee Kuan Yew was the leader of Singapore from independence to 1990. He is widely credited as having transformed a third world state into the modern first world country of Singapore. Although admittedly Lee Kuan Yew was a dictator, he was undoubtedly a...

  12. WI: Delayed Italian entry into WW2

    I attempted to explore a hypothetical situation a few weeks earlier where it was questioned how Italy would fare in the war with Mussolini having died shortly after Italy's entry. Now I would like to try something different: Lets assume that on the brink of the collapse of Paris Mussolini...

  13. WI Adolf Hitler served on the Eastern Front during WW1

    As it says on the tin. Assuming he survives the war, will his experiences on the Eastern Front shape his politics more profoundly than that of the Western Front? Having experienced the vast territory that is Russia would he have a greater appreciation for how difficult it is to conduct a...

  14. Mussolini dies in July 1940

    On this site there has been a variety of scenarios proposed where Hitler is assassinated, usually by 1943, where it is generally supposed the succeeding leaders would be more successful in prosecuting the remainder of the war. I wonder what the result would be if something like this happened to...

  15. Best Small Arms of WW2

    If you could equip the ideal small arms of an Infantry Division in 1940, what weapons would you pick and why? Small arms generally includes pistols, rifles, sub-machine guns, machine guns and anti-tank weapons. I'll also include mortars or other small scale infantry support weapons...

  16. AHC/WI: Marshall Philippe Petain leads the Free French

    The challenge is to have the controversial Marshall Petain decide against the armistice and instead become the political leader of the Free French movement. There are a number of difficulties with this scenario mainly because Petain was the most prominent member of Premier Reynaud's Cabinet...

  17. A Liberal Century: An Australian Political Timeline

    A Liberal Century: An Australian Political Timeline Canberra. Wednesday 18 October 2006 The ringing telephone momentarily startled Peter from his thoughts. Fingering the phone he saw immediately it was the PM’s Chief of Staff Tony Nutt. He suspected, or rather hoped, what the matter would...

  18. AHC: Make Viscount Christopher Monckton Prime Minister of Britain

    How do you make this guy Prime Minister of Britain? I was watching some of his interviews on youtube and, without commenting on his politics or his theories, he is certainly an amusing and witty presenter. If anyone can come up with a POD I'm sure its bound to be an amusing ride.

  19. Interauctoritas et Renovatio (A Roman TL)

    Excerpt from The History of the Roman State Chapter V – Rebirth and Interauctoritas (Augustus’ Empire) [/CENTER] The period following the defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, culminating in their suicides in Egypt, has typically been referred to by historians as the...

  20. Roman Military Academy?

    Was there ever a military academy centered in Ancient Rome similar to what we would understand a military academy to be today? (I note Plato's Greek Academy was known to the Romans). It just seems to me that after Marius's reforms an effective way to mitigate soldiers following rogue generals...
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